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Umicore

Reliability Engineer

Umicore

Reliability Engineer at Umicore focusing on improving maintenance systems and reliability processes. Collaborating with plant leadership to enhance equipment performance and reduce downtime.

Posted 4/18/2026full-timePasadena • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Conduct a comprehensive diagnostic review of current maintenance practices, workflows, staffing, and system maturity.
  • Evaluate PM/PdM programs, schedule compliance, corrective maintenance backlog, and critical asset strategies.
  • Identify sources of recurring failures, reactive maintenance drivers, and chronic downtime issues.
  • Review and optimize preventive maintenance tasks based on OEM guidance, failure history, and reliability principles.
  • Recommend predictive technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication programs, etc.) as needed.
  • Develop or refine asset criticality rankings and maintenance strategies for each class of equipment.
  • Assess and redesign work identification, work order planning, job kitting, and scheduling workflows.
  • Standardize processes for prioritization, job plans, documentation, and close‑out quality.
  • Establish KPIs for maintenance effectiveness (MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, backlog quality, etc.).
  • Audit storeroom processes, parts usage discipline, and inventory accuracy.
  • Identify missing or incorrect SAP min/max levels and lead an initiative to correct and sustain them.
  • Provide guidance, mentoring, and practical coaching to the Maintenance Manager, Planner, and key technicians.
  • Support development of skills in reliability fundamentals, planning/scheduling, and root cause analysis.
  • Lead or coach the team through structured RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and problem‑solving activities.
  • Ensure meaningful corrective actions are identified, executed, and verified for effectiveness.
  • Identify gaps in controls/automation support and help develop a redundancy or resilience strategy.
  • Communicate progress, risks, and key findings to plant leadership in a structured, factual manner.
  • Develop a roadmap for long-term maintenance and reliability maturity improvements.
  • Deliver documented systems, procedures, and training materials before the assignment concludes.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or related field preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability engineering, or asset management in manufacturing, refining, or similar industrial environments.
  • Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing reliability strategies such as RCM, FMEA, PM optimization, and predictive technologies.
  • Strong knowledge of CMMS/EAM systems (SAP experience highly preferred).
  • Proven experience coaching or developing maintenance leaders and frontline teams.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and change‑management skills.
  • Ability to build trust while driving organizational improvements.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary
  • Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
predictive maintenancepreventive maintenanceroot cause analysisfailure mode and effects analysisreliability-centered maintenanceasset managementjob planningwork order planningKPI developmentvibration analysis
Soft Skills
coachingmentoringcommunicationanalytical skillschange managementtrust buildingleadershipproblem solvingorganizational improvementteam development
Certifications
Certified Maintenance & Reliability ProfessionalCMRP